A collision between three vehicles caused one death on Wednesday in Gaspésie. The victim is the passenger of a vehicle that swerved on Route 132 in Cascapédia — Saint-Jules, in the MRC of Bonaventure.
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For reasons still unknown, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which was traveling eastbound, around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, before colliding head-on with two vehicles traveling in the other lane, westbound.
“In all, there are four people who were injured during the collision, including a lady who was in critical condition and whose death was unfortunately recently noted at the hospital centre,” said Sergeant Béatrice Dorsainville, door-keeper. word of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
The victim is a woman in her 60s. His identity was not immediately disclosed.
No hypothesis was favored to explain the swerve.
“Route 132 was closed until 7:30 p.m. There was a detour set up by the MTQ. An investigation is underway in this case,” said Sergeant Dorsainville.